Thursday, August 25, 2011

Somewhere in Italy

We have a fresh batch of Euro Truck Simulator 2 screenshots for today.

Many of you are asking for more news about the game and gameplay, hopefully we'll be ready to share a bit more about what are up to during September. We are reluctant to show unfinished things - we have started this blog with the intention to show things raw, still very much under development, but too many people visiting the blog just did not get it. The amount of negative reactions to any small rendering imperfection in the early screenshots has taught us to keep our cards closer to our chest.

I personally has never thought that some graphics or renderings would be a main issue at games like this. Actually more opposite. I have played from Doom, and I think that game developers many time concentrate at look on they sequels, and sometimes forged to develop content. (at generally speaking) So I hope that efforts to tweak AI and truck handling will show in game slightly more than scenery.

I also hope that instead of speed of truck in this game, developing would be concentrating giving more challenges when game progressing. Special cargoes, nasty parking slots etc. or even how about big expansion (that you need buy separately) for players who have already played lots of basic game. My mind comes two possible expansions. UK with narrow country roads and left hand driving, and northern Europe with full trailers or multiple units etc. Just to ad more challenge and keeping you awake when driving.

What a shame that SCS feel that anyone pointing out imperfections is a slight against SCS rather than an attempt to try and point out ways to make the game better .rahter than listening and making the game better it seems now that SCS want to hide those problems until people find them in game when its too late as their moeny will already have been spent .This makes me think twice about buying the game now

HOWEVER .... I hope you will fix the problem with the MOUSE STEERING ... As I said before , I can't control the truck at high speeds ... the cabin shakes like hell and the truck is all over the road . PLEASE FIX THIS !

Really artistic shots, I like them. The placement of the scenery elements (villages, the castle) is a nice sight, I hope the rest of map also received such attention.

As for the text...

"Many of you are asking for more news about the game and gameplay, hopefully we'll be ready to share a bit more about what are up to during September."

This is great news! I really hope the company management of GTS/ATS will be expanded (even if slightly).

"We are reluctant to show unfinished things [...] The amount of negative reactions to any small rendering imperfection in the early screenshots has taught us to keep our cards closer to our chest."

This, however, I do not really understand. Being an amateur modder myself, I know how it feels if someone starts bashing my work in an unconstructive and offensive manner - but hey, this is the Internet after all. No matter what kind of promotional material you publish (showing off WIP or completed asset), there will be _always_ people who take the chance and start trolling or ridiculing your work - just as there will be people who provide valuable constructive criticism and visitors who show their appreciation for your continuous communication.

Both you and the community benefit if you learn to ignore pointless bashing, and concentrate on usable comments, that is helpful constructive criticism. :)Just my two cents... :)

relax, SCSreaction to your work depends only on you :)You realize that somewhere can not meet the desires of gamers, you're sure to get complaints. But what's this?You are limited possibilities of the game engine, graphics capabilities, so you can find benefits in something else.

Yes please Dear SCS team I like to drive my trucks with the mouse as steering weel Not with the arrows imposible for me.And please don't forget if you make the game to hard to park trucks and their trailer and too many obstacles and problems the players will get too frustrate with the game and specialy those people who suffer from hypertention, and heart problems. A warning notice at the set-up of the game will be necessary.We all understand that your tried to do the best game possibly,just take your time and do not worry about the impatient people out there.Cheers from Sydney

Clad do see the news and moreover the tect on your post. Few last posts about the new things in ETS2 vere with only half a sentence explanation about what is going on in the pictures. And I think that's why all these negative comments game from. I looked like you don't read our comments and we were like babyes for whom you just added some pictures like putting a pacifer into a babys mouth for he/she to be quiet. And no communication or explanations. So it looked like you to be very arrogant and actually not careing about no-ones oppinnions.

I suggest you to just explain the new thing on the picture, to explain what is changed compared with your previous games. And maybe summarize some comments from the previous post or just answer to some of them. It gives everybody a feeling that you care about what the community has to say and you want to make everybody happy. Last version of you throwing just out the pictures as a food for pigs was awful.

So my suggestions is, if you want to hear nice comments in your blog, do this with commitment.

Thank you very much about SCS! Ant do not forget your own words when you created this blog that you would like to have to ways communication.

Hi first time poster, I have to say Im really looking forward to this sequel, the pictures look great. As a professional HGV driver myself may I make one rather crucial suggestion? That would be to have the ability in the options screen to enable or disable the 90km/h speed limiter? These must be fitted to virtually ALL HGV vehicles in the EU by law. Thanks for taking the time to read my post and good look with the rest of the development of the game!

One more suggestion I would like to make is maybe extending the break periods used in earlier titles from 9 hours to 11 hours, as again this is the minimum required by law at the end of each working day (it can be reduced to 9 hours rest but only 3 times per week and i fear this could be difficult to code different amounts of rest periods into the game). Also the ability to have 45 minutes break after 4 and a half hours driving would be a great realistic feature, but again im not sure if this would be difficult to code into the game.

-The first picture shows excellent road texture, as well as the others, a big improvement from previous games. -All the pictures look complete and so beautiful.-Nice (Mercedes) car in picture #2.-Great trees, very realistic, especially in last picture. -Nice rocks and mountains, castle.-Nice grass

SCS, these are the images I have been waiting since November to see. And I know, many people do not like seeing unfished stuff. Some people are so stupid. Oh well, nothing wrong with finished images. And I know you often get this question, but, can you tell us when the release date might be? (Month, time of that month)

I'm confused now SCS what reaction you expect when you post screenshots etc and what the point of this blog is. I think its unrealistic to expect only praise and get hurt when a negative thought is posted. While we thank you for what you have posted so far and indeed the game does look to be very good indeed. The main thing that everybody wants is a decent experience with challanging, realistic and rewarding gameplay. With out this the best looking game in the world will be rubbish to play and will be gathering dust on the shelf very quickly. There is alot of high expectation for ETS2 and we just don't want to be disappointed.

Well scs you gotta admit that a lot of things stated here by your players are the truth. Turning off just like you do now and telling us you will keep your cards closer is just total nonsense and is an either arrogant move.

So is this how you treat your future customers ?

By making this blog you could have known that there would be some negative reactions too on certain unrealistic things. See it as an advice and not much as a criticism.

Anyway I know you also target those kiddies who have nothing else to do than just come here and give a comment on really everything.

But we all gotta admit you guys made a hell of a progress in realism, but yet there is still a long way to go.

Anyway I just wanted to share my thoughts, I hope I did not upset you guys.

I'm not asking you to tell us an exact one, but at least make an estimation. No one will blame you if you can't finish it until then, but at least TELL US WHAT TO EXPECT! Something like "It will be released in October/November/whatever".

"Lolsmurf said.......will keep your cards closer is just total nonsense and is an either arrogant move.So is this how you treat your future customers ?"

What a load nonesence i must say. SCS publish new pieces of the world and It's doing it ultra frequent and screenshots are looking always superb. Im very grateful they share info that often, they do not repeat themselves and giving us quality info about development.I always lookng forward for more!I want to play it badly. Must buy for me.

It saddens me to see you have to "keep your cards closer to your chest", as you say. Though I perfectly understand you... When I read posts like, "Wrong signs!" or "Trees look ugly!" or whatever, I think "That's not the release version!"... Maybe you guys should put a large "WORK IN PROGRESS" or something like that on your pictures, so people get it...

Well anyways:Today's shots are truly AMAZING! I've never been to Italy, but the screenshots look really beautyful! :)

I like the details like the castles and medieval towers on the mountains. It looks truly STUNNING! :)

Maybe SCS should watermark pictures with WIP if there's a lot of unfinished stuff on them. Just an idea. Italy looks great. Im happy to see that the iron bars (don't know the real word) are rusty brown as in real Italy. Nice detail. Make the Brenner pass with even bigger mountains.

Now I'm pretty damn sure (though not 100%) in the Czech Republic there you also have to drive on the right-most lane. And I'm also pretty damn sure that the developers at SCS are NOT like "Oh, lets make a game about trucking. But forget the reseach, let's just think of completly strange rules for the traffic."

Im sure they do a LOT of research. And if they can't implement something it's either because it's too time/money-consuming or it's just not possible to create with the engine. Or there are other reasons...

But it is really ironic when you see comments like DEXTER's "Motorway traffic its like this:" in a blog-post which is about how things are still under development and that there are things that are going to be changed (or that can't be changed - see above)...

mikeEWornaPL is absolutely right! We all should be glad that SCS is making a game like this. They are the ONLY ONES that make Trucking Simulations! THE ONLY ONES! That shows how small this gaming-genre is. We are absolutely LUCKY that there is a company like SCS Soft.

And if you want to virtually truck in the future, you should respect SCS Soft! :)

Hmm, not sure if some of you guys read this entry different than I did. I read it "We post Work-In-Progress (WIP), flaws and all, mentioning it is WIP, and people complain that is has flaws, thinking it is the finished product."

I wholeheartedly understand SCS's reaction. It is one thing to suggest improvements in, say, cabins, another to say "aw, no mirror, boo!" when the text said "Note, no mirrors" or something. It is a two-way street, they give and we have to give back, in a sensible manner.

Ideas and information, yes, SCS asked for that, not having anyone in the trucking business, but those that complain over WIPs, well, those need to realise just what WIP is and stop nitpicking.

Again, SCS could as well not have opened this blog, but they did, for which we should be happy. Now, trolls here to heckle will do so, and do not stop coming with ideas or suggestions, but please stop picking on every detail on WIPs. That is what I think, anyway. (c;

And, nice images, SCS! Hope you will not shy away too much, keep feeding us little treats and keep up the good work! Can barely wait for the game. (c:

I absolutely love to be able to see a work in progress like this. In fact, I would want to know more about what you are doing, for example a quick run-through of the people on your team and what they are focusing on at the moment, some of the challenges you are having or how you currently feel about the progress you are making.

Keep up the great work and keep on posting more of this very sweet eyecandy. ;-)Yeah....it's still raw footage, but it's already looking gorgeous.Yeah....maybe there are some minor flaws, so be it.You guys know how far the game is during development, and that's what counts basically.Anyway.....don't let the negative crowd keep you down, you're doing a terrific job so far.

And what a release concerns, let's put it this way: It's done when it's done.

You should ignore negative criticism. Most of those are just kids, or retarded adults, who possibly won't even buy the game, because they know k00l sit3z to get it from.

Another thing is constructive criticism. Me myself have given critics to some details I see when you post pics, but always try to explain why I see it wrong, and how it could be improved. I think that this is the way of pointing out things that look wrong, even if it's WIP, because we (users) never know if it helps or not, or if it went unnoticed for the designer.

In any case, just keep posting the "Work in progress" note on the pictures, or even better, adding "Not final", and just ignore all those saying stuff like: "omg that barrier is shit", "omgz no rear lights??? im not buying this crap", etc...

Dear developers. could you plz add an option in game to buy third party trucks from your own garage/office. Simply add posebility not only buy trucks from original dealers but also from other truck sellers. Make it so that modders could easely add trucks in game ( like it was in ALH)

I have small suggestion. Please add hot key (F5) for quick save the game. When I drive I like to save game from time to time (in case of game crash). Now we have to go Esc > Save game > Choose slot > Save. One key would be very helpful.

"Anonymous said... is ETS2 a Picture Show???We want Gameplay not Every Time Pictures

August 25, 2011 10:08 PM"

See people, this is why SCS now posts finished stuff. Because people like you are so negative and I would not appreciate it if I were them.

"Anonymous said... What a shame that SCS feel that anyone pointing out imperfections is a slight against SCS rather than an attempt to try and point out ways to make the game better .rahter than listening and making the game better it seems now that SCS want to hide those problems until people find them in game when its too late as their moeny will already have been spent .This makes me think twice about buying the game now

August 25, 2011 11:37 AM"

Uhh, you guys make me sick. Understand that they are not upset about little imperfections. If you bother to read comments from a few posts you will learn that there is a lot of criticism, even people saying that they won't buy the game if (whatever)isn't in it. SCS is trying so hard, and this is the thanks they get. Get a life, jerks.

Love your games - done all the challenges in Trucks & Trailers at least four times and have £160M in the bank and own the country in UK Truck Simulator!

Small suggestion - why does the automatic gearbos option have to use the brake pedal to reverse!? If you had the automatic option with the ability to select Drive (forward), Neutral and Reverse using the keyboard, this would be a pretty passable simulation of the automated gearboxes that are actually fitted to modern trucks.

Good work SCS! And I'm agree with Cyberus. And I have an idea. What if trucks were dirty after a while!!!??? After dirty, you can take them to the car wash. I think it would be more real. And I do not think it requires too much work. Something like that in Grand Theft Auto 4. Like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yzwKYCNsdU

Do you want to implement GPS navigation system in the game? Sometime , on long trips it is somehow annoying to open the map every 5 minutes to see if the path is correct. Yes sometimes you know a partial route of the trip but sometimes, I would like to hear from GPS navigation system something like this: In first junction take it to the right. It's just an example but do you intend to implement in the future GPS Navigation system that speak in what direction we need to go?

2. Do you intend to pun LAN multiplayer in this game? It will be amazing for all players ! This game it's boring sometimes when I know I have to play alone on my PC, and my brother alone on his PC. I am not the only one in this situation for sure!

we should be glad that SCS Software is working hard for this game. those who posted negative comments DON'T KNOW WHAT ""WIP"" MEANS. for those who are asking for MUCH DETAILS about the game, BE PATIENT, wait until SCS is ready to release this.. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THAT SCS SOFTWARE IS ONE WHO PERSEVERES IN CREATING A WONDERFUL TRUCK SIMULATOR GAME... good job SCS, I appreciate your work and effort. greetings from the Philippines..

I love the screen shots and it makes me a little sad to realize that because some dumb people criticize something that I would think is a development blog not a finish picture blog, causes others the lack of ability to see more wonderful development. I love the fact that u have been adding new car types to the ai cars like the Renault megene wagon, mecedeze-benz coupe ( i cant remember the name ) and i think in one of the pictures there is a slightly defected land rover. Thanks for these pictures hope of more to come :D

What a shame that SCS feel that anyone pointing out imperfections is a slight against SCS rather than an attempt to try and point out ways to make the game better .rahter than listening and making the game better it seems now that SCS want to hide those problems until people find them in game when its too late as their moeny will already have been spent .This makes me think twice about buying the game now

Finally: new cars, new countries, even new places that hasn't been in other scs' titles before!!!I was waiting for that and finally you show to us something different and really awesome!!! Now we want more news on the gameplay (yes, we are hungry of truth :D )

Guys, why you keep asking what countries will be in the game? I'm tracking this blog already for some time already and I saw quite a few countries exposed. Why to wait for some "official announcement"? Maybe someone (less lazy then myself of course), can dig up older posts and draw map of known countries and show for us here?

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